Truss-pad.



J. U. ADAMS.

.TRUSS PAD.

APPLICATION FILED SH12, 191s.

1,098,546' Patented June 2, 1914.

sont u. enana, or cincinnati, entre To all whom it mog/ conce/r11.:

Be it known that l, .lohn U. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State oie Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful improvements in Truss-Pads; and l do declare thefollowing to bp a clear, full, and exact description of the invention,attention being called to the drawing' which accompanies thisapplication and'` forms a part thereof.

This invention concerns truss-pads and relates to `the construction ofsuch pads the same is hereinafter described and claimed and as.illustrated drawing, in which:

Figure l, shows thc back side et the pad, that is the side opposite tothe side which comes in contact with the wearer. f2, is a centrallongitudinal section oit the pad. Fig. 3, shows the padk as viewed inFig. l, but with the back-plate of same removed. Fig. 1l, shows avertical cross-section through a member forming the inclosure of thebody of the pad. Fig'. 5, in a view similar to Fig. l, illustratescertain modified features. Fig. 6. is a side-elevation of the pad asshown in Fig. 5, and partly in section.

lhe body of the pad is made olf material A, suitable for the purpose andselected according to any particular cushioning ell'ect which maybedesired. This material is contained in a pouch-shaped-covcr of elasticmaterial like rubber which is so formed as to produce the rounded andconvex face or conta ct-portion B, meaning thereby that portion whichcomes in contact with the skin of the user, and the dat andannular backportion o, which borders the open por tion ott' the pouch through whichthe filling material is introduced.

A properly shaped plate C, is placed upon the lilling,y and held inposition by being forced under the annular portion 7), of the pouch. Thebak ot' the pad consists of a plate D, similar in shape to plate C, andincased by a. cover E, of a material similar to that of the pouch. rlhiscover extends around the edge oi plate l), and by overlap ping the saineon its undersineas shown at c, is thereby securely held in place.

One or more holes c, to receive one or more screws, are provided inplate (l, and similar holes d, are provided in plate D, which registerwith holes c.

Screws 8, Yare used to secure .he back to in the accomp anying vandthrough the back plate below it and Specification et" Letters Patent.

Application filed September t2, 1913.

Patented June 2, i914.

Serial No. 787.614.

plate C, with the edge` o, of the pouch and the edge e, of cover Esuperposed and .in contact with each other and clamped between the twoplates. The body of the pad is thus completed in aI substantial mannerand with the covering; thereof held lirmly in position without the useof stitches, glue or cement. V

The pad is secured to a belt or other means whereby it is held inposition, by suitable devices as for instance by a shank 10, which isperforated for the reception of attachingl means.

Screws 8, serve readily .for this purpose, so that one scrcawconnectionmay be used' to connect lace and back parts of the pad to each other andthe complete pad in its entirety to the shank. The connection to thislatter may also be one which permits rotary adjustment about the pointof connection. to permit change of the angular relation of the pad withreference to the shank as indicated in Fig. 5. For this purpose acircular disk ll, is used and held in place by a cap F, which has acentral circular opening, somewllat smaller than the disk. The edgearound this opening is shaped to entend over the edge et the disk, asshown at l2, so as to hold the same in place, while permit ting it torotate. The cap is provided with flanges 13, whereby it is attached tothe back of the pad by screws lll, being seated in plate D. Screws 15engage the shank and are seated in the disk and when said screws aretightened, shank and disk are closely drawn together, clamping` theinturned edge 12 ot the cap between them. The pad is thus rigidly heldto the shank.

Having described my invention, l claim as new:

l. A pad consisting et a pouclrshaped cover oil" el ast-icvmaterial,suitable filling inatcrial contained therein, av plate hel d in place onltop ol the filling material by the overlappingl edge ol the pouch underwhich said plate is slipped, a back plate similar to the plate lirsti'neutioned, an elastic casing for the saine held in place by its edgewhich overlaps said back plate on its underside and contacts with the.inturnod edge oi the pouch and a screw passing through this covering,

seated in the plate lirst mentioned whereby the two plates are held toeach other and whereby the contacting' edges of the pouch and thecovering of the back-plate are held in position hy the Clamping actionof said two plates.

Q. A pad consisting of a face-portion and a back-portion, eachcomprising an elastic Covering and a plate, the edges of the coveringsoverlapping the edges of the respective plates and contacting' with eachother, a shank on which the pad is supported and a screw adapted toVengage. this shank and the respective plates and seated in the plate otthe face-portion of the pad to hold this l atter to the hwk-portionthereof so as to clamp l 'the contacting edges of the coverings inposition and to hold the pad in its entirety to the shank. y A

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

J OEL U. ADAMS. Td/Titnesses:

GEO. BAILEY, C. SIVENGEL.

